Cleveland Cavaliers Basketball Is Back

by Conrad Kaczmarek on Nov 26, 2011 8:15 AM CST in 2011 Lockout News

It's over. The miserable NBA lockout of 2011 is finally gone. We now have an NBA season upon us. We will, after all, get to see Kyrie Irving, Tristan Thompson, Baron Davis, and company donning wine and gold this winter.

Games are scheduled to start Christmas Day and training camp will start December 9th. There will be a condensed free agency period in between now and then. It will be a 66 game schedule. Considering the alternatives, that's a pretty good outcome. I'll take 66 games over zero games any day of the week.

There are obviously many more details regarding the new CBA agreement and I will be sure to go over those and how they impact the Cavaliers in the coming days. For now, however, all that matters is that we are not going to miss the entire season. You are now free to get uncontrollably excited about Kyrie tossing alley oops to Tristan.

The NBA's back. Let's go Cavs.

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I fully expect it to take 2 weeks longer than expected because that’s what happened when the NFL said they “agreed.”

But seriously, COOL BEANS!!!!!!!!

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by johnf34 on Nov 26, 2011 8:50 AM CST reply actions

Games will start Christmas Day. Training camp starts December 9th

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by Conrad Kaczmarek on Nov 26, 2011 9:25 AM CST up reply actions

Yep. Hopefully.

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by johnf34 on Nov 26, 2011 9:58 AM CST up reply actions

I’m tending to think this will be a good thing for the Cavs with regard to their likely draft position in the upcoming draft. The whole “three year averaging of records” was looking like a real threat that could have resulted in a poorer draft slot.

by hans on Nov 26, 2011 9:38 AM CST reply actions

It is DEFINITELY a good thing.

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by Conrad Kaczmarek on Nov 26, 2011 9:47 AM CST up reply actions

It will be a phenomenal thing.

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by johnf34 on Nov 26, 2011 9:57 AM CST up reply actions

For your viewing pleasure. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJojDJhkqv4&feature=related

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by Conrad Kaczmarek on Nov 26, 2011 9:47 AM CST reply actions 2 recs

Automatic rec.

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by johnf34 on Nov 26, 2011 9:58 AM CST up reply actions

SKYENGA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQqzBsaTmeo

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by Conrad Kaczmarek on Nov 26, 2011 10:12 AM CST reply actions

Im looking forward to Kyrie despite my severe doubts about his star potential

Of course, Thompson will develop, and our other young guys. I wonder if we will amnesty Baron though.

by NewCavsfan on Nov 26, 2011 6:54 PM CST reply actions

Hate to say this with everyone excited but...

I really think I hate NBA basketball as it is right now. I was hoping the owners would completely destroy the players and we wouldn’t have a season this year. 90% of the league is thug hood rats and they have no class or competitive spirit. I hope the league crashes and burns and LeChoke goes away forever. Face the facts it is a Sh*t league and has been for many years. Bring back Magic, Larry and Jordan and it might actually be worth watching again. Till then burn NBA and you thug low life players.

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Baseball’s biggest busts Andy Marte.

by E5 on Nov 26, 2011 7:32 PM CST reply actions

Disagree wholeheartedly. This past season was one of the best in recent memory.

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by Conrad Kaczmarek on Nov 26, 2011 7:46 PM CST up reply actions

I wouldn't say the best in recent memory

it was only somewhat enertaining because LeBrick and his crew of misfit toys Plus Dwade couldn’t win the big one. Still not sold and this agreement does very little to prevent the kind of thug/uncompetetive mind set that the players have. Lock palyer movement. Elimate the mid-level exceptions and prevent three players from eating up 70% of the teams salary.
90% of mid-level guys are over paid role players on the down side of their careers hoping to latch on to a contenter. They push teams over the cap and handicap teams from making trades, signing quality free agents or extending thier own guys.
The Cavs were the epitome of poor decision making based on the mid-level expection. Had we actually saved the money or used it more wisely we could have developed younger talent or it would have allowed us to be more flexible when it came to trades. The trades we did make usualy were for our trash med-level guys for someone elses trash mid-level guy.

All Truth Goes Through Three Stages 1.It is ridiculed 2.It is violently opposed 3.Finally, it is accepted as self-evident. kinesiologist
Baseball’s biggest busts Andy Marte.

by E5 on Nov 26, 2011 9:11 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

Few of us will remember the true quality of any regular season years down the road. Even the die hards like myself and probably you would be hard pressed to describe right now the 2003-2004 (or any other random) season.

But, I know that in a few years down the road I’ll still have quite a vivid memory of the 2010-2011 season. For me, it is highly memorable for multiple reasons.

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by johnf34 on Nov 26, 2011 10:46 PM CST up reply actions

The league was so on fire last year. Everyone and their mom had an opinion on the LeBron situation. Publicity was at a decade high. David Stern, no doubt, loved last season. And the playoffs were truly phenomenal to cap things off.

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by johnf34 on Nov 26, 2011 8:59 PM CST up reply actions